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1 liar
v.1 to tie up.El cazador lía los manojos The hunter ties up the bundles.2 to roll (cigarrillo).El tabacalero lía los puros The tobacco grower rolls the cigars.3 to confuse.¡ya me has liado! now you've really got me confused!su declaración no hizo más que liar el tema his statement only complicated o confused matters* * *1 (atar) to tie up, bind; (envolver) to wrap up2 (cigarrillo) to roll3 (lana) to wind■ vete por pasos que así no te lías take it slowly, that way you won't get all mixed up5 familiar (engatusar) to involve► verbo pronominal liarse a + sustantivo1 to start + gerund■ se liaron a patadas/golpes they started kicking/hitting each other\liarse con alguien to have an affair with somebody* * *verb1) to roll2) tie up3) confuse* * *1. VT1) [+ fardos, paquetes] (=atar) to tie up; (=envolver) to wrap (up)bártulos, petate 2)2) [+ cigarrillo] to roll3) (=confundir) to confuse¡no me líes! — (=no me confundas) don't confuse me!; (=no me metas en problemas) don't get me into trouble!
4)liarla — * (=provocar una discusión) to stir up trouble; (=hacer algo mal) to make a mess of things
¡la liamos! — we've done it now! *
5)liarlas — † ** (=irse) to beat it *; (=morir) to peg out **
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < cigarrillo> to roll2) (fam)a) <situación/asunto> to complicateliarla — (Esp fam) to goof (colloq)
c) ( en un asunto) < persona> to involve2.liarse v pron1) (fam)a) asunto to get complicatedb) persona to get confused2) (Esp fam) ( entretenerse)nos liamos a hablar y... — we got talking and...
liarse a patadas — (Esp fam)
* * *= roll up, strap, wrap up, snarl up.Ex. Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.Ex. Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.Ex. Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.----* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < cigarrillo> to roll2) (fam)a) <situación/asunto> to complicateliarla — (Esp fam) to goof (colloq)
c) ( en un asunto) < persona> to involve2.liarse v pron1) (fam)a) asunto to get complicatedb) persona to get confused2) (Esp fam) ( entretenerse)nos liamos a hablar y... — we got talking and...
liarse a patadas — (Esp fam)
* * *= roll up, strap, wrap up, snarl up.Ex: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.
Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.Ex: Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* * *vtA1 ‹cigarrillo› to roll2 (atar) to tie, tie up3 (envolver) to wrap, wrap up; (en un fardo, manojo) to bundle, bundle upllevaba las monedas liadas en un pañuelo the coins were wrapped (up) o tied up in a handkerchiefB1 ( fam); ‹situación/asunto› to complicatey ella lió el asunto aún más and she confused o complicated matters still further2 ( fam) (confundir) ‹persona› to confuse, get … in a muddleme estás liando con tantos números you're getting me in a muddle o confusing me with all these numbers3 ( fam) (en un asunto) ‹persona› to involvea mí no me líes en ese asunto don't go getting me mixed up o involved in all that4 ( fam) ‹bronca›me lió la bronca por llegar tarde ( Esp); she tore into me for being late ( AmE), she tore me off a strip for being late ( BrE colloq), she had a go at me for being late ( BrE colloq)■ liarseA ( fam)1 «asunto/cuestión» (complicarse) to get complicated2 «persona» (confundirse) to get o become confused, get muddledBliarse A + INF:me lié a comprobar los datos I got held up o tied up o caught up checking the statisticsnos liamos a hablar y estuvimos allí toda la noche we got talking and we were there all nightse lió a tortas conmigo he laid into me ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
liar
líar
liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo
1
( envolver) to wrap (up);
(en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)
2 (fam)
liarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam)
2 (Esp fam)a) ( entretenerse):◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …b) ( emprenderla):
liar verbo transitivo
1 (envolver) to wrap up
(un cigarro) to roll
2 (embrollar) to muddle up
(aturdir) to confuse
' liar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embustera
- embustero
- enredar
- fullera
- fullero
- mentir
- mentirosa
- mentiroso
- trolera
- trolero
- chanta
English:
bundle
- liar
- roll
- skin up
- tie together
- accomplished
- cheap
- chronic
- compulsive
- confirm
- consummate
- downright
- habitual
- inveterate
- out
- pack
- plausible
- shameless
- skillful
- you
* * *♦ vt1. [atar] to tie up3. [cigarrillo] to roll4. [involucrar] to rope in;liar a alguien en algo to rope sb into sth;me liaron para que fuera con ellos a la fiesta they roped me into going to the party with them5. [complicar] to confuse;¡ya me has liado! now you've really got me confused!;su declaración no hizo más que liar el tema his statement only complicated o confused matters¡ya la hemos liado!, ¿por qué la invitaste? you've really gone and done it now, why did you invite her?* * *v/t1 tie (up)3 persona confuse* * *liar {85} vt1) atar: to bind, to tie (up)2) : to roll (a cigarette)3) : to confuse* * *liar vb1. (atar) to tie up2. (confundir) to confuse3. (complicar) to complicate -
2 compulsivo
adj.1 compulsive, uncontrolled.2 compulsive, urgent, pressing.3 compulsive, coercive, compulsory, forceful.m.person compelled by a compulsion, compulsive, compulsive person.* * *► adjetivo1 compelling, compulsive* * *ADJ1) [deseo, hambre] compulsive2) (=obligatorio) compulsory* * *- va adjetivoa) <necesidad/impulso> pressing, urgentb) (Der) ( obligatorio) compulsory* * *= compulsive.Ex. Some are almost compulsive writers who can produce a 60,000 word novel each month.----* colector compulsivo = magpie, hoarder, packrat.* comprador compulsivo = shopaholic.* jugador compulsivo = compulsive gambler.* mentiroso compulsivo = pathological liar, compulsive liar.* * *- va adjetivoa) <necesidad/impulso> pressing, urgentb) (Der) ( obligatorio) compulsory* * *= compulsive.Ex: Some are almost compulsive writers who can produce a 60,000 word novel each month.
* colector compulsivo = magpie, hoarder, packrat.* comprador compulsivo = shopaholic.* jugador compulsivo = compulsive gambler.* mentiroso compulsivo = pathological liar, compulsive liar.* * *compulsivo -va1 ‹necesidad/impulso› pressing, urgent2 ( Der) (obligatorio) compulsory* * *
compulsivo,-a adjetivo compulsive: es un jugador compulsivo, he's a compulsive gambler
' compulsivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compulsiva
English:
compulsive
* * *compulsivo, -a adjcompulsive, urgent* * *adj PSI compulsive* * *compulsivo, -va adj1) : compelling, urgent2) : compulsive♦ compulsivamente adv -
3 mentiroso
adj.deceptive, liar, deceitful, dishonest.m.liar, storyteller.* * *► adjetivo1 lying► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 liar* * *mentiroso, -a1. ADJ1) (=que miente) lying¡es tan mentiroso! — he's such a liar!
¡mentiroso! — you liar!
2) [texto] full of errors, full of misprints2.SM / F (=que miente) liar* * *I- sa adjetivoIIes muy mentiroso — he's an awful o terrible liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq)
- sa masculino, femenino liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)* * *I- sa adjetivoIIes muy mentiroso — he's an awful o terrible liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq)
- sa masculino, femenino liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)* * *mentiroso11 = fibber, liar, fabulist, fabricator.Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.
Ex: That means human beings are natural-born liars.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.* mentiroso compulsivo = pathological liar, compulsive liar.* mentiroso patológico = pathological liar, compulsive liar.mentiroso22 = mendacious, lying, deceitful.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.* * *es muy mentiroso he's an awful o terrible liar; (dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber ( colloq)masculine, feminineliar; (dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber ( colloq)antes se coge al mentiroso que al cojo or más rápido cae un mentiroso que un cojo the liar is sooner caught than the cripple* * *
mentiroso◊ -sa adjetivo: es muy mentiroso he's an awful o terrible liar;
( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
liar;
( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)
mentiroso,-a
I adjetivo lying: es un chico muy mentiroso, he's a big liar
II sustantivo masculino y femenino liar
' mentiroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañosa
- engañoso
- mentirosa
- chanta
- cuentero
- deshonesto
- hablador
- incorregible
English:
consummate
- habitual
- liar
- lying
- storyteller
- untruthful
* * *mentiroso, -a♦ adjlying;[engañoso] deceptive♦ nm,fliar* * *I adj:ser muy mentiroso tell a lot of liesII m, mentirosa f liar* * *mentiroso, -sa adjembustero: lying, untruthfulmentiroso, -sa nembustero: liar* * *mentiroso n liar -
4 mentiroso compulsivo
(n.) = pathological liar, compulsive liarEx. He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.Ex. Compulsive liars do so because they don't think they are as good as the people around them.* * *(n.) = pathological liar, compulsive liarEx: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
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5 mentiroso patológico
(n.) = pathological liar, compulsive liarEx. He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.Ex. Compulsive liars do so because they don't think they are as good as the people around them.* * *(n.) = pathological liar, compulsive liarEx: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
Ex: Compulsive liars do so because they don't think they are as good as the people around them. -
6 notorisch
I Adj. compulsive, habitual, addictive; Lügner, Spieler: auch notorious; notorischer Optimist incorrigible optimist* * *notorious* * *no|to|risch [no'toːrɪʃ]1. adj1) (= gewohnheitsmäßig) habitual2) (= allbekannt) notorious2. advhabitually* * ** * *no·to·risch[noˈto:rɪʃ]ein \notorischer Lügner a notorious liarer ist \notorisch pleite it's common knowledge that he's broke* * *1.Adjektiv notorious2.adverbial notoriously* * *A. adj compulsive, habitual, addictive; Lügner, Spieler: auch notorious;notorischer Optimist incorrigible optimistB. adv:er ist notorisch pleite he’s habitually broke;notorisch lügen he’s a compulsive liar* * *1.Adjektiv notorious2.adverbial notoriously -
7 mentiroso1
1 = fibber, liar, fabulist, fabricator.Ex. The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.Ex. That means human beings are natural-born liars.Ex. It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.Ex. It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.----* mentiroso compulsivo = pathological liar, compulsive liar.* mentiroso patológico = pathological liar, compulsive liar. -
8 patológico
adj.1 pathological, pathologic, sick.2 pathological, disease-related.* * *► adjetivo1 pathological* * *ADJ pathological* * *- ca adjetivo pathological* * *= pathological, pathologic.Ex. Crises are by no means pathological states but rather, inevitable events in the chain of evolution.Ex. This article reports the results of a study to determine the accuracy of interpretation of microscopic images for pathologic study transmitted using a videoconferencing system.----* anatomía patológica = pathological anatomy.* mentiroso patológico = pathological liar, compulsive liar.* * *- ca adjetivo pathological* * *= pathological, pathologic.Ex: Crises are by no means pathological states but rather, inevitable events in the chain of evolution.
Ex: This article reports the results of a study to determine the accuracy of interpretation of microscopic images for pathologic study transmitted using a videoconferencing system.* anatomía patológica = pathological anatomy.* mentiroso patológico = pathological liar, compulsive liar.* * *patológico -capathological* * *
patológico◊ -ca adjetivo
pathological
patológico,-a adjetivo pathological
' patológico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
patológica
English:
morbid
- pathological
* * *patológico, -a adj1. [de la patología] pathological2. [enfermizo] pathological;tiene un miedo patológico al dentista she has a pathological fear of dentists* * *adj pathological* * *patológico, -ca adj: pathological -
9 bugiardo
1. adj lying2. m, bugiarda f liar* * *bugiardo agg.1 false, lying, untruthful // far bugiardo qlcu., to prove s.o. a liar2 ( ingannevole) deceiving, deceitful◆ s.m. liar.* * *[bu'dʒardo] bugiardo (-a)1. agglying, deceitful2. sm/f* * *[bu'dʒardo] 1.1) (che mente) lying, untruthful2) (falso) false, deceitful2.dare del bugiardo a qcn. — to call sb. a liar
* * *bugiardo/bu'dʒardo/1 (che mente) lying, untruthful2 (falso) false, deceitful(f. -a) liar; dare del bugiardo a qcn. to call sb. a liar. -
10 fabulateur
- trice fabylatœʀ, tʀis nom masculin, féminin compulsive liar* * *fabylatœʀ, tʀis nm/f (-trice)c'est un fabulateur — he fantasizes, he makes up stories
* * *fabulateur, - trice nm,f compulsive liar. -
11 неисправимый лгун
1) General subject: incorrigible liar, big fat liar, compulsive liar2) Makarov: inveterate liar -
12 mentir
mentir [mɑ̃tiʀ]➭ TABLE 161. intransitive verb• tu mens ! you're lying!• ne me fais pas mentir ! don't prove me wrong!2. reflexive verb• se mentir à soi-même to fool o.s.* * *mɑ̃tiʀ
1.
verbe intransitif1) ( ne pas dire la vérité) [personne] to lie ( sur about), to tell lies ( sur about, à quelqu'un to somebody)sans mentir, le poisson était grand comme ça! — no lie, the fish was this big!; arracheur
2) ( être trompeur) to be misleading
2.
se mentir verbe pronominal1) ( à soi-même) to fool oneself ( sur about)2) ( l'un l'autre) to lie to one another ( sur about)* * *mɑ̃tiʀ vi* * *mentir verb table: partirA vi1 ( ne pas dire la vérité) [personne] to lie, to tell lies (sur about); mentir à qn to lie to sb, to tell sb lies; mentir par intérêt/par jeu to lie for personal gain/for fun; tu mens! you're lying!; ne mens pas! don't tell lies!; il ment lorsqu'il dit que he is lying when he says that; sans mentir, le poisson était grand comme ça! no lie, the fish was this big!;2 ( être trompeur) [publicité, statistiques, apparences] to be misleading; faire mentir des prévisions/le proverbe to give the lie to forecasts/the proverb.B se mentir vpr1 ( à soi-même) to fool oneself (sur about);2 ( l'un l'autre) to lie to one another (sur about).bon sang ne saurait mentir Prov blood will tell Prov; il ment comme il respire he's a born liar; ⇒ arracheur.[mɑ̃tir] verbe intransitif[généralement] to lie[une fois] to tell a lie[plusieurs fois] to tell liesil m'a menti he lied to me, he told me a lietu mens (effrontément)! you're lying (shamelessly)!, you're a (barefaced) liar!j'ai prédit que tu allais gagner, ne me fais pas mentir I said you'd win, don't prove me wrong ou don't make a liar out of mesans mentir, elle me l'a dit quinze fois without a word of a lie, she told me fifteen timeselle ment comme elle respire ou comme un arracheur de dents she lies through her teeth————————mentir à verbe plus préposition(littéraire) [manquer à] to belie————————se mentir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)————————se mentir verbe pronominal -
13 bugiardo
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14 неисправимый враль
1) General subject: chronical liar, compulsive liar2) Makarov: chronic liarУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > неисправимый враль
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15 изолгаться
General subject: become an inveterate liar, become a compulsive liar -
16 неисправимый лжец
General subject: wholesale liar, compulsive liar -
17 неисправимая лгунья
General subject: compulsive liarУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > неисправимая лгунья
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18 Drang
Imperf. dringen* * *der Drangpress; urge; pressure* * *Drạng [draŋ]m -(e)s, ordm;e['drɛŋə]1) (= Antrieb) urge (AUCH PHYSIOL), impulse; (= Sehnsucht) yearning (nach for); (nach Wissen) thirst (nach for)Drang nach Bewegung — urge or impulse to move
ich habe einen Drang (inf: zur Toilette) — I'm dying to go (inf)
See:→ Sturm2)der Drang zum Tor (Sport) — the surge (Brit) or drive (US) toward(s) the goal
3) (geh = Druck) pressureim Drang der Ereignisse — under the pressure of events
* * *(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) urge* * *<-[e]s, Dränge>[ˈdraŋ, pl ˈdrɛŋə]m1. (innerer Antrieb) longing, desire▪ jds \Drang, etw zu tun sb's urge [or itch] [or longing] to do sthein \Drang nach Bewegung an urge to do some [physical] exercise\Drang nach Wissen thirst for knowledge\Drang nach Freiheit longing [or liter yearning] for freedomein starker \Drang a strong desire [or urge], a great longingeinen \Drang haben[, etw zu tun] to feel an urge [to do sth], to have a desire [to do sth]2. (Harndrang) urgent need [or urge] to go to the toileteinem \Drang nachgeben to answer a call of natureder \Drang der Umstände the force of circumstances* * *der; Drang[e]s, Dränge urgeein Drang nach Bewegung/Freiheit — an urge to move/be free
* * *nach, zu for;zu +inf to +inf);Drang nach Freiheit urge for freedom;einen Drang zum Lügen haben auch be a compulsive liar;einen Drang nach Höherem haben aspire to higher things;einen (heftigen) Drang verspüren, etwas zu tun have ( oder feel) an urge to do sth;dem Drang widerstehen, etwas zu tun resist the urge to do sth;2. (Druck, Bedrängnis) pressure;im Drang der Ereignisse under the pressure of events* * *der; Drang[e]s, Dränge urgeein Drang nach Bewegung/Freiheit — an urge to move/be free
* * *¨-e m.desire n.drive n.instinct n.penchant n.tendency n.urge n. -
19 mythomane
mythomane [mitɔman]adjectivemasculine noun, feminine noun* * *mitɔmanadjectif, nom masculin et féminin mythomaniac* * *mitɔman1. adj2. nm/f* * *A adj mythomaniac; être un peu mythomane to tend to embroider the facts.B nmf mythomaniac.[mitɔman] adjectif————————[mitɔman] nom masculin et féminin -
20 maladif
maladif, -ive [maladif, iv]adjectivea. [personne] sicklyb. [obsession, peur] pathological* * *- ive maladif, iv adjectif [enfant, air] sickly; [jalousie] pathological* * *maladif, iv adj (-ive)1) (personne) sicklyC'est un enfant maladif. — He's a sickly child.
2) (curiosité, besoin) pathological* * *1 [enfant, air] sickly; être d'une pâleur maladive to be unhealthily pale;2 [jalousie, timidité] pathological; être d'une jalousie maladive to be pathologically jealous; il a un besoin maladif de mentir he's a pathological liar.[constitution] weakd'une jalousie maladive pathologically ou obsessively jealouselle est d'une inquiétude maladive she's a pathological ou an obsessive worrieril adore les jeux d'argent, c'est maladif he's a compulsive gambler ou he can't stop gambling, it's like a disease (with him)
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См. также в других словарях:
compulsive liar — /kəmˈpʌlsɪv laɪə/ (say kuhm pulsiv luyuh) noun 1. a person who habitually tells lies. Compare pathological liar. 2. Psychology a person who avoids the truth often by means of elaborate lies …
compulsive liar — one who tells lies due to a psychological need, one who is obsessed with lying … English contemporary dictionary
compulsive — [[t]kəmpʌ̱lsɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary. ...a compulsive liar... He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.… … English dictionary
compulsive — adjective 1 compulsive behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, and is often a result of or a sign of a mental problem: Compulsive spending is often a symptom of deep unhappiness. 2 a compulsive liar/gambler/drinker etc someone who has… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compulsive — adjective 1) a compulsive desire Syn: irresistible, uncontrollable, compelling, overwhelming, urgent; obsessive 2) compulsive eating Syn: obsessive, obsessional, addictive, uncontrollable 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
compulsive — adjective 1) a compulsive desire Syn: irresistible, uncontrollable, compelling, overwhelming 2) compulsive eating Syn: obsessive, obsessional, addictive, uncontrollable 3) a compulsive liar … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
compulsive — [kəmˈpʌlsɪv] adj 1) impossible to control a compulsive need to succeed[/ex] 2) unable to control a habit a compulsive liar[/ex] compulsively adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
compulsive — com|pul|sive [kəmˈpʌlsıv] adj 1.) compulsive behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, and is often a result of or a sign of a mental problem →↑obsessive compulsive gambling/overeating/spending etc ▪ Compulsive overspending in these days of … Dictionary of contemporary English
liar — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accomplished, good ▪ She s an accomplished liar they believed every word she said. ▪ bad, poor ▪ big, terrible … Collocations dictionary
compulsive — com|pul|sive [ kəm pʌlsıv ] adjective impossible to control and therefore sometimes harmful: a compulsive eating disorder His compulsive need to succeed made him unpopular with the rest of the staff. a. used about people who have a habit they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compulsive — UK [kəmˈpʌlsɪv] / US adjective a) impossible to control and therefore sometimes harmful His compulsive need to succeed made him unpopular with the rest of the staff. a compulsive eating disorder b) used about people who have a habit they cannot… … English dictionary